Donald Shields

Gàidheal, eag-eolaiche agus athair. Highlander, ecologist and father.

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

A mach trath sa mhadainn an duigh aig an Abhainn Glas/Abhainn nam Manachainn agus co a thachair sinn ris ach dobhair-chu/biobhar! On the River Beauly this morning, what did we bump into... a beaver!

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@bbcnaidheachdan Sgoinneil. Mar a mhorchuid de neach eile a tha ag-obair san gniomh an aireanneachd, thug David Attenborough buaidh uamhasach mòr orm. Cha bhiodh mi ag obair mar eag-eolaiche mura robh mi air na programman aige fhaicinn.

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@BiffyClyro First saw you guys at the Lenon Tree in Aberdeen around the time Blackened Sky was released. Much time has passed, but I'm still looking forward to seeing you in Aberdeen tonight!

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@bbcnaidheachdan O mo chreach, 40 bhliadhna! Nach mi tha faireachdainn aosda. Thoisich mi le FTMG anns na h-ochdadan nuair a dh'fhosgail an ionad aig Bun Sgoil Innis an Uillt ann an Bishopbriggs (ghluais sinn gu Inbhir Nis as deidh bliadhna no dha). Tha mo chloinn a nis aig BSGI.

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@freshwaterbio Great to see and potentially crucial info!

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Dealbhan fior innteannach de madadh-uisge uamhasach òg.

[Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) @freshwaterbio]

Greetings #FreshwaterPearlMussel friends! This Microscope Monday 🔬 we're super excited to share with you an incredible image of a 34 month old mussel from:
Understanding early life stages of the freshwater pearl mussel using scanning electron microscopy👇
https://t.co/KVo2qjrzQz

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Cù laghach. Tha mi gad ionndrainn fhathast.

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@offtheballbbc With 20 minutes to go,how many points ahead do Scotland's rugby team have to be before you can feel comfortable?

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Tha mi air safari ann an Kenya le m'obair (& @cisticolatours ) A reir sin tha mi air a bhith a togail gilmean airson mo nigheanan Rona 's Morag. Seo a chiad dhuibh. #safari #gaidhlig #gàidhlig #gaelic #kenya #Rhino #Nairobinationalpark

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@caldamac Great challenge! Genuinely the scariest river in Scotland. Plenty of tales of prarl fishers disappearing down channels that go down below the riverbed! Cùm do shuilean a mach airson biobharan cuideachd!

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Chord an sreath seo dhomh gu mòr. Le cleasaichean sgoinneil air feadh an aite!

[BBC ALBA @bbcalba]

An deach cuideigin san teaghlach a mhealladh? Kat can't let her theory go 🕵️‍♀️
Last episode of An t-Eilean a-nochd aig 9f air BBC ALBA

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

A coimhead air adhart dhan darna pairt den program seo mu gleideachas an cait-fiadhaich a nochd air @bbcalba le @CeitlinLilidh ag-aithris. Tha mi air a bhith 15 bliadhna mar eag-eòlaiche a muigh gach latha 's chan eil mi ach aon dhuibh fhaicinn beo riamh. https://t.co/8LrqwblkPU

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@CatherineMacP12 @wodieskodie Once you've gone through stuff like this, how does the information get catalogued? And would it be accessible?

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Had a great time with the kids at @ the Steve Backshall Ocean show today at @EdenCourt Loads of fun and a great message! Also @SteveBackshall another name to add to the plethora of orca names is the Scottish Gaidhlig one. 'Madadh-Cuain', which literally translates to 'Sea wolf'

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@LawroNCB Cha do gluais i moran, ged a robh mi gle faisg oirre. Tha mi a smaoineachadh gu robh i fuar agus a blathachadh i fhein. Bha a mhoine fhathast fluich aig an uair sin sa mhadainn. So chleachd i an creag seo ri taobh an t-sruth.

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Cha bhith mi a faicinn nathairean gu tric, ach cha mhor gun do sheas mi air an te seo an de. I don't often come across adders, but I nearly stepped on this one yesterday. #snake #Scotland #Gàidhlig #Gaelic

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

San t-earrach, trath sa mhadainn, bidh coileach-dubh a-cluich (uill, a sabaid), airson an cothrom co-ghinnidh leis na boireann (neo liath-chearc) fhaighinn.

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Thairis air an samhradh, bha cothrom agam a snamh sa mhuir le mo theaghlach ann an Sealtainn agus taobh deas/siar den Chumraidh direach as deidh sin. Tha an diofar eadar an teas direach 's docha 5°C, ach mo chreach! #swimming #wildswimming #Shetland #Wales #Beaches #Gàidhlig

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

#shetland #orca #gàidhlig

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

Bha obair agam ann an Sealtainn an bliadhna seo. Chluinn mi gu robh Madadh-Cuain faisg orm, s bha cothrom agam faicinn.

[Donald Shields @abrahamtomahawk]

@SpeakGaelic Thoir suil air na h-abhainnenan a tha ag-innse dhut gu robh madadh-uisge ri lorg ann!